Not a hawk, they are not born fuzzed like chix/peacocks & can't run around. They have no feathers & are totally dependant on mom & dad to feed till weaning, so woulda died as peafowl/chix/ducks etc don't feed & don't know how. It has to be some sort of peafowl, junglefowl, guinnea fowl, chix. Did he get the eggs somewhere & incubate? If they are from a hen in the pen it has to be whatever is in the pen. Probably a mutation color? If he looks into the background of all possible parents he will find something somewhat like it somewhere. Hope this helps a little. (at least you know what it isn't!! :lol:) Jody

He said they were incubated but they were his eggs. There was an identical egg in with the bunch and the other hatched as a peacock. I saw the picture of the one sibling and the neck was longer. I couldn't tell the difference between a peacock and turkey but these two chicks definitely look different. Guess this is a freak of nature. Maybe he'll let me have it. I can provide the goofy bird with a nice home.

You should talk to Cindi about her half Muscovy and half Indian Runner ducks. My guess is it's a ChiKcock--half Peacock and half chicken. Such sports do happen but it will be sterile. If it is a Chikcock call it Wild Bill.

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You should talk to Cindi about her half Muscovy and half Indian Runner ducks.

Brian, ya, those were some pretty strange birds, I miss them, that Runner drake was a horny ol' peckertoad for sure. The Runner drake was what was suspected to be a Muscovy/Runner cross, and the offspring of his was Roen X with him and his counterpart duck. Thought I would throw in a picture of these weird ones. The blacker birds (Muscovy/Runner) mother and father, the brown bird (Roen) was another mother as well, and the lighter brown ones were the offpsring. BEautiful day in this great life, love our life, Cindi

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